Post on 07-Dec-2014
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Prior to Web: Advertising or Media Coverage to Support Sales
Mass Media prior to web
Difficult to target specific buyers
Effectiveness has decreased
Cost prohibitive
PR depended on press releases picked up by media
Premise based on interruption and one way message
Old process included creating press release, posting to release sites and waiting for reporters to pick it up
New process, content is published to various sites, individuals seek out topics, connections are more direct
Reporters and Editors seek out interesting stories, people and companies from the web
Blogs, Online News, Releases, RSS Feeds allow organizations to communicate directly with buyers
The web has enabled smaller, lesser know publishers of content and businesses to connect with buyers
Cost is low
Buyers can experience providers before signing on
Identify your target audience
Research how they use the internet
Identify your marketing strategy
Build your tactics
Engage thoughtfully
Thought Leadership
SEMSEO
Public RelationsPoint of SaleAdvertising
There is the opportunity of engagement and dialogue right at the beginning of the new sales cycle which strengthens relationships and enhances the new business processes.
There are many companies who are successfully using the internet to build their reputations in the early stages of their target audience decision making cycle.
Building a reputation through Thought Leadership is a long-term, highly successful new business strategy.
Delivering useful content when the buyer needs it
Takes into consideration all levels of sales process
Is delivered in many cases upon request by buyer
Can specifically target niche groups
Advertising, Engagement, Communication and Networking
Defining an individual or company’s unique position in its market to generate valuable insight and advice on issues that are most relevant and important to your clients and prospects.
Differentiating yourself as a trusted source of valuable knowledge and information for your target audience.
Takes you beyond a sales position into the category of valuable business partner.
Your point of diffentiation is your expertise and knowledge.
It is used to drive action: What step do they want to take next..make it easy
Great content is about your buyer…not about you
Think about buyers preferred media habits and learning styles
Engage, interest and move them through the sales cycle
RSS Feeds to stay in front of buyers
Internet Marketing to Support New Business Development Is About Delivering Valuable Information and Content to Your Target Audience That is Relevant, Timely and Designed With Your Audience in Mind.
SOCIAL MEDIA CHOICES
Which social networking websites are you using?
Most Effective Marketing Techniques for Financial Advisors
What, in your opinion, is the most effective way to communicate with clients?
Think of it as a networking event.
Don’t just prepare a great page and expect things to happen.
Would you get dressed up for a networking event and stand in the corner of the room and wait?
You must create a network of your target audience.
You must add value to their experience with you.
You are building a reputation online.
This does not mean that you do not prospect outside of that audience.
Some examples of underserved niche markets:Widows
Executives retiring with 5 years
Business Owners
Small Business Owners
Physicians
Physician’s wives
Couples of second marriage, complex families
Find out what concerns them the most
Understand their environments
Research financial services and resources that would best serve them.
Translate your expertise to the terms that suit their particular needs.
Go beyond offer canned information.
Add value by understanding their needs more.
Use this knowledge to build content to share with your target audience.
Select as regionally and locally as possible
Look for groups that contain your target audience.
Find a few of your best clients and see which groups they have joined.
Don’t be afraid to join and then disconnect if they don’t provide opportunity.
Watch the discussions, are they relevant, monitored and valuable?
Comment where appropriate, never start a discussion that leads to your service.
Never provide investment advice, always schedule appointments for any discussions involving investment or financial recommendations.
Only post discussion comments that you would be able to publish in the newspaper.
Your primary goal is to establish yourself as a knowledgeable topic expert in your field to your target audience.
The more focused the audience, the easier it is to build a reputation with that group.
1. Blogging allows you the forum to establish you as an expert in your field.
2. Provides a forum for building Thought Leadership.3. A Blog is easy to share.4. A Blog is only as good as the content that is built.5. Blogging can increase your search engine ranking.6. Blogging gives you an effective way to engage with your
target audience.7. Blogging can be made one way to avoid compliance risks.8. Blogging can be done in excess and diminish your brand.
1. Use technology to capture your knowledge: Video, webcast, seminar slides, white papers, blog posts.
2. Use groups and discussions to engage and share your knowledge.
3. Online media is only part of the equation.4. Combine online strategy with in person: Speaking,
articles, seminars, conferences and user groups.5. Affiliate with centers of influencers for your target
audience.6. Co-brand with influencers to build your reputation.
http://www.ianbrodie.com/linkedin-referrals/
Go to profile page
Key in your Keyword in People space
Check to determine your ranking
Add your Keyword to five areas: Headline, Current Work, Past Work, Summary and Specialties
Check again to see how you rank
Add the geographic location after your keyword
More is not better
The content should only be built and shared when it is new, relevant, timely and/or useful to your target audience.
Make sure you understand the needs of your target audience before you build content.
Follow FINRA guidelines if you are building your wealth management practice.
Never use the LinkedIn feature that allows others to recommend you, it is not allowed.
Keep content original, relevant, brief and easy to understand
http://technorati.com/
http://www.linkedin.com/
http://www.finra.org/Industry/Issues/Advertising/p006118
Websites, banner ads, blogs, white papers considered advertisements. Static non-interactive/ Compliance Review
E-mail to 25 or more is sales literature/Compliance Review
E-mail/IM is correspondence/ Archive
Posts to social media sites is public appearance/Follow guidelines for public speaking
They same rules apply as in the past
Recommended: Do not use interactive feature of blogs
FINRA Guidelines
Advisor Websites
LinkedIn Training
SocialWare
Best Practices in the Financial Services Industry
Financial Advisor Websites
Wired Advisor
The Financial Advisor
FINRA rules whitepaper
RSS Feeds
Lana Burkhardt & Associateswww.lburkhardt.com
802-253-9467fourburkhardts@aol.com